Will this power supply work for me?

jexorz · Jun 19, 2016

So it turns out i need replace my power supply before i can upgrade my video card...not so much for power reasons but for cable reasons..(has like one sata cable thats not being used and thats it and i know that wont be powering a 900 series geforce card) So. ive never swapped out a power supply before and before i go and spend money i would like to run this buy some people before i do something wrong.

This is currently whats in my case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5751V60986&cm_re=logisys_ps480d-_-9SIA5751V60986-_-Product

This is what im looking at replacing it with
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153173

So what i would like to know is just how much work this is going to take to swap out.

Will this even fit as i see the dimensions are slightly different... (very slightly)

And lastly This has all the plugs i need to power what is already in there right? its just the basic stuff currently I really dont know what all the cable identification tags mean, i just know i need the 6x2 pci power cables to get any sort of video card that's better than what i have in there.

lucas_7_94 · Jun 19, 2016

Yes, will work. My own recommendation (and, experience), TT psu's aren't the best at today, try picking a EVGA , Seasonic or XFX one.

jexorz · Jun 19, 2016

If you dont mind providing a link to a resonably priced one with all the proper hookups ill need i would be more than happy to browse a different brand. Im on a slight bidget since the video card is going to be nearly 300 bucks x.x

lucas_7_94 · Jun 19, 2016

For start, which GPU you try to put? Maybe you need less wattage.

jexorz · Jun 19, 2016

Oops, clicked the you answered the question button... And i was looking at something like a geforce 970, Im pretty sure 500 or 550 would be more than adequate for power I just know im going to need 6x2 pci cables to power it since pretty much all of them seem to require that after a certain point

lucas_7_94 · Jun 19, 2016

If you don't mind, wait RX 480 or GTX 1070, they're the newest card from AMD/NVIDIA.

550W will handle both cards.

XFX TS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207030&cm_re=XFX_TS-_-17-207-030-_-Product
Seasonic: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119&cm_re=Seasonic-_-17-151-119-_-Product
Seasonic (2): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094&cm_re=Seasonic-_-17-151-094-_-Product

Seasonic (2) comes with 1x6 pin and 1x6-2 pin but its cheaper.

jexorz · Jun 19, 2016

Hrm Maybe ill be able to afford one of cards one day x.x but im not sure if ill have 500bucks to drop on a video card just yet. But who knows. What i do know is that Im not SLI/xfire capeable so ill just be running the one card. So that in mind which of the power supplies would you reccomend of the three

lucas_7_94 · Jun 19, 2016

GTX 1070 cost almost 449u$d, but the RX 480 will be 200u$d according AMD and we spect a higher power than the 970 or 390. They will releasing their GPU in 2 weeks.

jexorz · Jun 19, 2016

I may look into that amd card if its a worthwhile upgrade... ive been much enjoying my geforce cards and would rather not change unless its too good a deal.

jexorz · Jun 19, 2016

So should i wait on buying a power supply until the new amd card comes out or is it a safe bet it will use 6 x2 pin connectors x.x also i was leaning twords the seagate(2) as i can only run one card.

lucas_7_94 · Jun 19, 2016

If you pick a PSU which have 2x6-2 pin, will be support any card (I'm assuming the wattage is correctly.)

jexorz · Jun 19, 2016

Well after doing some research im going to wait for the new set of AMD cards to roll off the line and see if the one even needs power cables.. rumor is the 4gb version will not, if it does, ill probably just grab the 8gb version and just enjoy gaming for a few years before needing to upgrade x.x

Thanks for all your help man.

lucas_7_94 · Jun 19, 2016

jexorz :

Smart move.

jexorz · Jun 20, 2016

After even further research, found out the card will be using a single 6 pin pci connector and the 8 gig model will be released at 250$ so i went ahead and picked up the seasonic 520w psu this way if the very worst happens and i fry my computer hooking it up, it wont also kill the new card i get

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